…of Americans support single-payer? Or do we go with the AP-Yahoo poll and say two-thirds support single-payer? Or do we split the difference and say the June CBS poll got…
A PNHP response to recent criticisms of single payer, Medicare for All
…legislatures, 5 million poor Americans in 19 states remain uninsured. Single payer would be administered at the federal level, as Medicare is today. In some single-payer proposals, starting with the…
States seek to lead the way on single payer
…serious obstacle for state single-payer bills. Even if a state is successful at establishing single-payer system, the state law could prove null and void. Such states would need to seek…
The Single-Payer Alternative
…This spring, Nancy Pelosi was quoted as saying, “It’s single-payer, single-payer, single-payer, everywhere we go.” Because of this nascent mass movement, it looks like single-payer will now get to the…
PNHP Newsletter: Summer 2021
…Studies and analysis of interest to single-payer advocates PNHP Chapter Reports California Colorado Illinois Kentucky Maine Minnesota Missouri New Hampshire New York North Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania Vermont Washington State PNHP…
PNHP Board Elections 2021: Candidate Biographies
…national single-payer bill. I chair the OPS Policy Work Group, and have contributed to papers on principles for cost-effective single-payer reform, optimizing payment of hospitals and doctors for a single-payer…
"Why Not Single Payer?" Parts 1-4
Part 1: Response to Paul Krugman and the Leading Democratic Presidential Contenders
…can only be guaranteed by a single payer system under which all Americans are automatically covered for all medical care by a single, taxpayer funded, not for profit health insurer…
“Why Not Single Payer?” Parts 1-4
…single payer health care and the Clinton/Obama/Edwards universal insurance mandate plans and argue that universal mandates are bad social policy. First, let’s define our terms: “Universal Single Payer Health Care”…
Part 6: Two-thirds of Americans support Medicare-for-all
…have the “single-payer as stalking horse” metaphor on his mind? Why did he use the metaphor and then fail to explain what single-payer was a “stalking horse” for? The only…
Kaiser poll suggests support Medicare-for-all is more than two-thirds
…(57%) say the same about “guaranteed universal health coverage.” Fewer have a positive reaction to “single payer health insurance system” (44%). http://kff.org/global-health-policy/press-release/public-split-on-what-to-do-about-the-health-care-system-though-more-support-building-on-aca-than-repealing-it-replacing-with-a-gop-alternative-or-creating-a-single-payer-plan/ Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: December 17, 2015 By…
What About Single Payer?
An Answer to the Question About How to Reform Our Health Care System
…frequently raised. 1) What is single-payer health care? “Single payer” means that there is one payer — one insurer — who reimburses health care providers for their services. This is…
What About Single Payer?
An Answer to the Question About How to Reform Our Health Care System
…bring forth a series of questions about single payer. Here are responses to some of the questions that are frequently raised. 1) What is single-payer health care? “Single payer” means…
